EuroLeague Round 28 features a big game between Olympiacos and Virtus Bologna at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Thursday. The two powerhouses are fighting for the home-court advantage in the playoffs and one win separates them at the moment, with the Italians having a 17-10 record and the Greeks a 16-11, respectively.
Virtus will have superstar big man Tornike Shengelia available eventually, even though he was dealing with an ankle injury he sustained last week. The Georgian power forward was questionable, but travelled with the team to Piraeus and he will be in the lineup.
On the other hand, Olympiacos have already ruled out Thomas Walkup (ankle) and Giannoulis Larentzakis (knee), while Naz Mitrou-Long (shoulder) is doubtful. Still, Nigel Williams-Goss (hamstring) returns to the lineup after a two-week absence.
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EuroLeague Round 28 injury report
ALBA Berlin
Gabriele Procida suffered a knee injury and will be out several weeks, including Round 28 at Baskonia.
Ziga Samar, out since Round 10 with foot tendonitis, returned to action domestically. His status for Round 28 is unclear.
Elia Rapieque hasn’t played since Round 17. His status for Round 28 is unclear.
Anadolu Efes
Ertan Gazi is the only player listed by Efes as unavailable for Round 28 vs. Bayern.
Monaco
Jordan Loyd did not play in Round 27. He is listed by Monaco as questionable for Round 28 vs. Zvezda.
Baskonia
Baskonia has not reported any players unavailable for its EuroLeague Round 28 game vs. ALBA.
Crvena Zvezda
Dejan Davidovac will miss Round 28 at Monaco due to personal reasons.
Dalibor Ilic will not play in Round 28 due to illness.
Milos Teodosic, who has a wrist injury, is unavailable for Round 28.
Trey Thompkins, who was signed in early February, is unavailable for Round 28.
Nikola Topic, who is recovering from a knee injury, is not playing against Monaco, either.
Armani Milano
Alex Poythress missed a weekend domestic game with a virus. He is unavailable for Round 28 vs. Partizan
Stefano Tonut missed Round 27 with hand injury and is not available for Round 28.
Billy Baron, out since Round 17 with an elbow injury, will miss Round 28, too.
Nikola Mirotic, Diego Flaccadori and Shabazz Napier did not play in Round 27 but resumed practicing and are listed by Milan as available for Round 28.
Barcelona
Barcelona signed Ricky Rubio, who made his season debut in EuroLeague Round 27.
Michael Caicedo has been sent to Girona on loan until the end of the season.
Bayern Munich
Sylvain Francisco, who did not play in Round 27, is listed by Bayern as available for Round 28 at Efes.
Nelson Weidemann, Ivan Kharchenkov, Dino Radoncic and Elias Harris are listed by Bayern as unavailable for Round 28.
Fenerbahce
Dyshawn Pierre, out since EuroLeague Round 22 with a hamstring injury, will miss Round 28 at Real Madrid, as well.
Metecan Birsen, out all season with a knee injury, he has started practicing but is unavailable for Round 28, too.
Yigit Hamza Mestoglu suffered a season-ending ACL rupture before Round 23.
ASVEL Villeurbanne
Nando De Colo, who had not played since Round 15 due to a calf injury, returned to action in Round 27.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Roman Sorkin, out with a knee injury, will miss EuroLeague Round 28 vs. Zalgiris.
Tamir Blatt, suffering from knee pain, will be a game-time decision.
Olympiacos
Thomas Walkup, who injured his ankle in a domestic league game, is unavailable for Round 28 vs. Virtus.
Giannoulis Larentzakis, who missed Round 27 with a knee injury, is unavailable for Round 28.
Naz Mitrou-Long is questionable for Round 28.
Nikola Milutinov underwent surgery for a broken bone in his left foot and continues to rehab.
Panathinaikos
Luca Vildoza missed Round 27 nursing a knee injury. His status for Round 28 vs. ASVEL is unclear.
Kostas Antetokounmpo did not play in EuroLeague Round 27 due to a knee injury. His status for Round 28 is unclear.
Partizan
Ognjen Jaramaz, who has a leg injury, is unavailable for Round 28 at Milan.
James Nunnally missed Round 27 due to shoulder injury. He is listed by Partizan as questionable for Round 28.
Tristan Vukcevic, who missed Round 27 with a knee injury, is also listed as questionable for Round 28.
Real Madrid
Rudy Fernandez missed Round 2 with an injury. He is unavailable for EuroLeague Round 28 vs. Fenerbahce, as well.
Valencia
Boubacar Toure, who hasn’t played since Round 22 due to a back injury, will not play in Round 28 vs. Barcelona, either.
All other players should be available for head coach Alex Mumbru in Round 28.
Virtus Bologna
Tornike Shengelia injured his ankle in Round 27, but he is available for Round 28 game at Olympiacos.
Davontae Cacok suffered a season-ending knee injury in EuroLeague Round 17.
Zalgiris Kaunas
Dovydas Giedraitis did not play in Round 27 due to a hamstring injury. He is listed by Zalgiris as a game-time decision for Round 28 vs. Maccabi.
